Hi all
I am working on some scripts for batch printing and naming PDF’s and DWG’s out of Revit. I am using a couple of great videos from @GavinNicholls. Video links included:
PDF script video
DWG script video
My first question is, there appears to be a problem with the Crumple node ‘© Revit.PrintToPdf’. The first time I was writing and testing the script the node never worked. It would display no errors but just did not execute. A day or two later I returned to the script and was pleasantly surprised to see it working initially. Though after several runs it ceased to execute again and has not been doing so since. Is there possibly something I could be missing with this node? Perhaps in the PDF24 settings? Or is it unfortunately somehow a dud? I have noticed that the ‘PDF Printer’ settings in PDF24 seem to stuck to DiRoots output setting, as I currently also have DiRoots installed. But how can we explain the times it did work and the fact we are coding the path in the script?
Secondly (and more generally), what I am essentially trying to achieve, is a batch print/ export workflow that will name my files correctly. My title sheets actually use a couple of common text parameters in the drawing number and the revision. I first wrote the pdf script which uses the ‘© Sheets.NamedFormatted’ and I was really scratching head how I might get those text parameters into filenames. My initial ‘PDF script’ snapshot attached:
However, after then writing the DWG script which uses some of the ‘Data-Shapes’ interface nodes, I could see a nice way of getting those text parameter values into the file name. See my ‘DWG script’ and ‘PDF adapted’ script snapshots attached:
I suppose I am hoping that feeding the filenames into ‘© Revit.PrintToPdf’ in this way achieve what I am after. However, without the node working I can’t see. I mean it isn’t giving any errors. And I suppose I am also asking if there are any alternate PDF printing nodes out there? however the print setting functionality is very important in this process.
I suppose @GavinNicholls might be best placed answer some of these questions (your work is very much appreciated Sir), but all comers greatly appreciated also!
Please note, I may not be able respond immediately to any replies which is why I have tried to be very thorough. I will of course do my best to get respond ASAP (its in my interest) and any help is again greatly appreciated.
Sam
